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Friday, July 18, 2008

Quelle Wreck 2

This is my paintbox - not at all like the pristine box in the watercolor above. But then the model posing is teeny, tiny from Rement Queen...ahemSo I'm back in "Get Organized" class for a 2nd go round, hoping for some major improvements...ahem *Note frog peering behind my laptop - a gift from Cousin Bill and a reminder to reread EAT THAT FROG! so I can make more progress this time. We've been requested to take some studio shots..to show what our office looks like. Shhhh Do not tell! I am not showing these. Just you get to see them. One improvement from last studio visit is this pile of notebooks,inspired by Janice. Now if I could just take them down occasionally and update them, life could be wonderful. This improvement I came up with by myself... All my watercolors are now filed chronologically by month and year and so much easier to find, then when they were in a mixed-up pile on the shelf. YAY! Course the rest of the desk needs serious work Darlings. Well that's why we're back in class don't ya know...ahem And it may take a few more re-dos to get some order in this place. And the other desktop has had some improvements, even if not visible to the naked eye. Do any of you watch SUPERNANNY?Supernanny comes into your home and organizes your brain and your family (i.e.kids) with games and structure and to-do lists etc. If you misbehave you go to the "Naughty Chair".Well worth watching for those who live in chaos. Time for a little sit down in my naughty chair don't you think?

31 comments:

I must say, I am VERY happy to see your studio photos. You do such amazing art, and now I'm delighted to see that you are HUMAN!!! :-) These shots are simply evidence that you're a very creative person. So, don't get too organized, and keep up the great work!

I can see a circle on your PC scree...is it photoshop first steps ? I don't understand here you have written bonjournee and on your blog bonne journee (the last is correct of course) I ignore the reason why bonjour is in a same word...Pas mal..Micha

I am so chuckling here...you brave soul. So glad it is just a few of we insiders who get to see this...organized chaos. :)))))Actually it looks like a great place to work. BUt finding things again...not so much. Hey you have to crack a few eggs to make an omelette. And you make beautiful omelettes.Thanks for the shout out, darling! Absolutely fabulous you are.

Chaos = yesOrganized chaos=ahem...Yeah how do you find anything?Do you get lost amidst this turmoil?Very brave of you to show all and tell all...Your delicate minimal paintings reveal nuttin of this chaos..Who knew?Something is working right if you can pull that off amidst this!

You are a riot, Carol. I think you might need a live-in organizer. You do the creating, and let someone else handle the organizing. When someone's as creative as you, they shouldn't have to do both, right? Is that a Vuillard book I see under your laptop screen? Love Vuillard! I have a print of his over my desk that I love. Anyway, looks to me like creative genius is bubbling in that work zone.

The sight of your real paint box makes my heart beat faster....those gorgeous slugs of color!!!! If you just leave that open on a desktop, who's going to look anywhere else?I did skim briefly over Janice's organizing methods...sounded like Sooooo Much Work! Besides, I defy you to tidy up and then find anything! Perhaps I will cheer you up and post some shots of my "workroom" (why do I never call it a studio?) on Flickr.

Carol,I, too, am in your organizing class. I honor your authenticity and applaud you for showing what's so in your studio.

I work mainly with photography and writing, so no art tools AND lots of papers, piles, random and otherwise. I don't (or didn't) have the nerve to show my spaces. A long-distance friend asked me to use my new FLIP mini video recorder to show. I said, "No," and you are inspiring me. We'll see...

Thanks, Carol! I think some of the people above miss the point. Yes, creativity requires a lot of messiness and you certainly don't have to be a neat freak. But obviously you're not comfortable with your current set-up or you wouldn't have signed up for the class. I wonder what your BIGGEST frog is. ???

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